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2020 Olympics: Tokyo Celebrates

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Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda celebrates as Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee announces Tokyo as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Game during a ceremony in Buenos Aires.

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, right, and President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge talk after signing the Host City Contract after Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympic Games in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2013. (AP)

Tokyo won the right to host the Olympic Games for the second time, overcoming fears about radiation from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant to land the 2020 edition of the world's biggest sporting event. (AFP)

Japanese swimmer Junichi Miyashita (C) celebrates with Japanese wrestler Saori Yoshidda (L) while Ai Shibata (R) looks on after Tokyo was named for the 2020 Olympic Games, in Buenos Aires during the live streaming event in Tokyo on September 8, 2013. (AFP)

Japanese celebrate after Tokyo won the bid to host the 2020 Olympics Games, in Tokyo early Sunday morning, Sept. 8, 2013. Tokyo competed with Madrid and Istanbul for the right to host the 2020 games. (AP)

Japan's Olympic Committee President Tsunekazu Takeda celebrates as Jacques Rogge President of the International Olympic Committee announces Tokyo as the city to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Game during a ceremony in Buenos Aires. (AP)